m3d
09-13-2010, 04:36 PM
Background: The car is a 2005 ford escape (my "everyday beater" when I'm not driving my M3), but I still like to keep it in top condition.
The car had a coat or two of Klasse Sealant Glaze on it within the past 2 months (put on by me)
Paint was in perfect condition no defects
I park under this tree, I have never had any problems with
It's a cottonwood and it started dropping these green seed pods
Normally the clear liquid marks wash off pretty easily with soap and leaves no damage. (not a problem)
Little did I realize that this liquid if given too many days will turn to a dark brown and harden almost like an enamel!
So I clay barred the entire car for like 3 hours to get all these spots off one by one.very annoying.
All the car paint that is "over sheet metal" has no damage what so ever.
However
The clear coat on the rear bumper, (which may be a softer clearcoat?)
has dime sized marks that have tiny micro scratches in them which cannot be removed.
I have used the most aggressive yellow pad, even used 3m rubbing compund (the one that removes 1200 sanding scratches)
They have minimized the damage, but these spots still look hazy from an angle (not from the compound)
The damage almost looks like when egg protein drys on the clearcoat and cracks it, but the cracks are so much more finer.
So I guess my question is this:
Has anyone experienced this type of problem with cottonwood trees?
Why exactly did it damage only the rear bumper paint (was not a repaint), yet leave the rest of the car ok?
Do bird droppings and certain saps burn through Klasse SG if left more than a few days? Is it just inevitable?
I'm probably crazy for obsessing over these things, because the car definately has an area or too that is worse that these etch marks.
But I'm obsessed with keeping whatever I can in best shape.
The car had a coat or two of Klasse Sealant Glaze on it within the past 2 months (put on by me)
Paint was in perfect condition no defects
I park under this tree, I have never had any problems with
It's a cottonwood and it started dropping these green seed pods
Normally the clear liquid marks wash off pretty easily with soap and leaves no damage. (not a problem)
Little did I realize that this liquid if given too many days will turn to a dark brown and harden almost like an enamel!
So I clay barred the entire car for like 3 hours to get all these spots off one by one.very annoying.
All the car paint that is "over sheet metal" has no damage what so ever.
However
The clear coat on the rear bumper, (which may be a softer clearcoat?)
has dime sized marks that have tiny micro scratches in them which cannot be removed.
I have used the most aggressive yellow pad, even used 3m rubbing compund (the one that removes 1200 sanding scratches)
They have minimized the damage, but these spots still look hazy from an angle (not from the compound)
The damage almost looks like when egg protein drys on the clearcoat and cracks it, but the cracks are so much more finer.
So I guess my question is this:
Has anyone experienced this type of problem with cottonwood trees?
Why exactly did it damage only the rear bumper paint (was not a repaint), yet leave the rest of the car ok?
Do bird droppings and certain saps burn through Klasse SG if left more than a few days? Is it just inevitable?
I'm probably crazy for obsessing over these things, because the car definately has an area or too that is worse that these etch marks.
But I'm obsessed with keeping whatever I can in best shape.